EL vs SBH
EL: A prestige beauty conglomerate struggling to stabilize margins while navigating restructuring and shifting consumer demand across skincare, cosmetics, and fragrance. SBH: Sally Beauty is a major North American distributor and retailer of professional beauty supplies serving salons, stylists, and consumers through company-operated stores and distribution centers.
Side-by-side fundamentals
| Metric | EL | SBH | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price as of 2026-07-22 close | $82.63 | $14.65 | |
| Market cap as of 2026-07-23 | $30.0B | $1.4B | |
| P/E as of 2026-07-23 | n/a | 7.78 | |
| PEG as of 2026-07-23 | 0.68 | 3.25 | EL lower |
| Net margin as of 2026-07-23 | -1.7% | +4.9% | SBH higher |
| Gross margin as of 2026-07-23 | +74.7% | +51.9% | EL higher |
| Operating margin as of 2026-07-23 | +2.9% | +8.2% | SBH higher |
| ROE as of 2026-07-23 | -6.3% | +22.9% | SBH higher |
| ROA as of 2026-07-23 | -1.3% | +6.5% | SBH higher |
| Debt / equity as of 2026-07-23 | 1.83 | 0.99 | SBH lower |
| Revenue growth (YoY) as of 2026-07-23 | +0.3% | +0.8% | SBH higher |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) SEC XBRL | -6.9% | -1.0% | SBH higher |
| Dividend yield as of 2026-07-23 | +1.7% | n/a | |
| Dividend streak (yrs) SEC XBRL | 1 | n/a | |
| Beta as of 2026-07-23 | 1.24 | 1.05 | |
| 1-year return as of 2026-07-22 close | -7.2% | +44.9% | SBH higher |
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-23. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-22.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date; "Edge" cells are a pure numeric comparison, not a recommendation.